Health systems futures: The challenges of technology, prevention and insurance

Futures

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 696-703

  Costa Font, Joan ^a   Sato, Azusa ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84862885074     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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